A53696:1451
Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews
Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole economy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the ancient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole oeconomy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the antient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...
London: printed by Robert White for Nathaniel Ponder, 1668
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. That though the Apostle mentions the Prophets in general, yet it is Moses whom he principally intends. This is evident in the Application of this Argument which he makes in particular, Chap. 3.3. where he expressly prefers the Lord Jesus before Moses by name, in this matter of Ministering to the Church in the name of God. For whereas, as was before intimated, the Apostle manages this thing with excellent Wisdom in this Epistle, considering the inveterate prejudices of the Hebrews in their adhering unto Moses, he could not mention him in particular, until he had proved him whom he preferred above him, to be so excellent and glorious, so far exalted above Men and Angels, that it was no disreputation to Moses to be esteemed inferior to him.
1. That though the Apostle mentions the Prophets in general, yet it is Moses whom he principally intends. This is evident in the Application of this Argument which he makes in particular, Chap. 3.3. where he expresly prefers the Lord Jesus before Moses by name, in this matter of Ministring to the Church in the name of God. For whereas, as was before intimated, the Apostle mannages this thing with excellent Wisdom in this Epistle, considering the inveterate prejudices of the Hebrews in their adhering unto Moses, he could not mention him in particular, until he had proved him whom he preferred above him, to be so excellent and glorious, so far exalted above Men and Angels, that it was no disreputation to Moses to be esteemed inferiour to him.
2. That the great Reason why the Jews adhered so pertinaciously unto Mosaical ⟨p. 14⟩Institutions was their persuasion of the unparalleled excellency of the Revelation made to Moses. This they retreated unto, and boasted of when they were pressed with the Doctrine and Miracles of Christ, John 9.28, 29. And this was the main foundation in all their contests with the Apostles,